I ask for justice : Maya women, dictators, and crime in Guatemala, 1898-1944 /

This study of the Guatemalan legal system during the regimes of two of Latin America's most repressive dictators reveals the surprising extent to which Maya women used the courts to air their grievances and defend their human rights.

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Maya women, dictators, and crime in Guatemala, 1898-1944
1. Verfasser:
Carey, David
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press, 2013.
Ausgabe:
First edition
Zusammenfassung:
This study of the Guatemalan legal system during the regimes of two of Latin America's most repressive dictators reveals the surprising extent to which Maya women used the courts to air their grievances and defend their human rights.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xxv, 335 pages) : illustrations, maps
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-4773-0210-7
0-292-74869-8
Schlagworte:
Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration > Guatemala > History > 20th century.
Maya women > Legal status, laws, etc. > Guatemala > History > 20th century.
Maya women > Crimes against > Guatemala > History > 20th century.
Maya women > Guatemala > Social conditions > 20th century.
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